Understanding and Quantifying Mountain Tourism.
Mindful of the close link between tourism and mountains − its opportunities and challenges − UNWTO and the Mountain Partnership have been long collaborating to advance the tourism sector‘s contribution to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs. This collaboration has been reinforced by the 2020 Memorandum of Understanding between UNWTO and FAO and several joint activities thereafter. To mark International Mountain Day 2021 , dedicated to Sustainable Mountain Tourism, UNWTO and FAO released the report Mountain Tourism – Towards a moreSustainable Path . As an outcome of the report, the Mountain Partnership and UNWTO recommended the following actions: 1. Promote climate-sensitive, low-impact tourism in mountains; 2. Monitor tourism in mountains and its impact to better manage resources and waste produced, respecting destinations’ carrying capacity; 3. Empower mountain communities to take the lead in tourism development; 4. Strengthen public-private partnershi...